People
Tanja Bosak
Associate Professor of Geobiology
Contact: tbosak[at]mit.eduLong Form CV (pdf)
Alex Evans
PhD Candidate in Planetary Geophysics & Graduate Student in Geobiology
Contact: xan[at]mit.eduWebsite: www.mit.edu/~xan
Interests primarily focus on understanding the development of the terrestrial planets in terms of the geophysical evolution and the evolution of Earth’s biosphere. Geobiology research is focused on investigating microbial communities that form conical structures as a means to better understand the formation of conical stromatolites.
Emily Matys
MIT graduate student in Geobiology
Kristen Miller
Postdoctoral research associate in Geobiology
Sharon Newman
MIT Graduate Student in Geobiology
Contact: sharon.newman[at]mit.edu
My current research focuses on the analysis of microfossils from the post-Sturtian glaciation, pre-Marinoan glaciation interval (~715-635 Ma). I am interested in combining micropaleontological and organic geochemical studies to shed light on eukaryotic life during the Neoproterozoic.
David Wang
MIT/WHOI Graduate Student
Contact:dtw[at]mit.eduWebsite: www.mit.edu/~dtw
My current work focuses on characterizing the physiological controls on the upper limit of sulfur isotope fractionation during microbially-mediated reduction of sulfate. I am broadly interested in understanding the influence of organic matter composition on sedimentary processes, in the context of Earth surface history and geochemistry.
Robert Yi
PhD student in Geophysics & Geobiology
Undergraduate Research Students
None currently. Please contact regarding opportunities.
Friends of the Lab
Gilad Antler
PhD Candidate at University of Cambridge.
Sara Pruss
Assistant Professor, Smith College.
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Lilliam Casillas
Principal Investigator, Biology Department, University of Puerto Rico- Humacao. webiste
Gill Geesey
Professor, Department of Microbiology, Montana State University
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Elizabeth Johnson (North Carolina State U.)
Graduate Student, Department of Marine Earth and Atmospheric Sciences,North Carolina State University
Laura Meredith
PhD in Atmospheric Sciences at MIT
Former Members
Dr. Alexander Petroff
now a postdoctoral fellow at Rockefeller University.
Dr. Stefanie Templer
currently in Emmi, Switzerland.
Dr. Biqing Liang
now at Academia Sinica in Taiwan.
Dr. Min Sub Sim
now at Agouron Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University.
Kate Harris
pursuing a project to cycle the silk road: www.cyclingsilk.com
Former undergraduate students: Joan Chen, Rachel Harris, Diana LaScala-Gruenewald, Anastasia Maheras, Deepa, Rao, Kristen Whaley, Jose-Luis Lugo (U Puerto Rico), Kevin Gildea